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Cathartidae,
known commonly as New
World vultures or condors, are a
family of
birds of prey
consisting of
seven extant species in five genera. It includes...
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America and
consist of
seven identified species, all
belonging to the
Cathartidae family. A
particular characteristic of many
vultures is a bald, unfeathered...
- vultures. One of
three species in the
genus Cathartes of the
family Cathartidae, the
turkey vulture ranges from
southern Canada to the
southernmost tip...
- medium-sized to
large carrion-feeding
birds in the New
World vulture (
Cathartidae) family. The
three extant species currently classified in this genus...
- only
distantly related to the
other diurnal birds of prey. The
families Cathartidae, Sagittariidae,
Pandionidae and
Accipitridae were
therefore moved from...
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which occurs only in the
Eastern Hemisphere; and the New
World vultures (
Cathartidae),
which occurs only in the
Western Hemisphere.
Members of both groups...
- hawks, kites, Old
World vultures)
Pandionidae (ospreys) (1 or 2 species)
Cathartidae (Cathartid
vultures and condors)
Sagittariidae (secretarybird) And the...
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Gymnogyps is a
genus of New
World vultures in the
family Cathartidae.
There are five
known species in the genus, with only one
being extant, the California...
- the only
extant member of the
genus Coragyps,
which is in the
family Cathartidae.
Despite the
similar name and appearance, this
species is not closely...
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amplus is an
extinct species of
large New
World vulture in the
family Cathartidae. The
species was
first described by Loye H.
Miller (1911) in 1911 from...
